to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
headquarters; head office; main office
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
request; appeal; claim; purchase
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
front; frontage; facade; main
one end; an end; part; fragment
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
village headman; village mayor
in order; sequential; seriatim
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
public interest; public benefit; public good
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
level ground; horizon; field of view
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
calamity; disaster; accident